The House of a Thousand Candles Chapter XXI Continued
Squire Glenarm confronts intruders at Glenarm estate as a tense nighttime confrontation unfolds. Sheriff and British detective Morgan lead a skirmish on the grounds while Larry Stoddard commands defense and a prisoner is captured amid wary retreat toward the house.
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Larry
Mr. Glenarm
Davidson
Stoddard
Wabana
Pickering
Laurance Donavan
St. Agatha's
Glenarm
Morgan
Bates
Ferguson
Scotland Yard
Mongan
Lis
Handedness in the Benjaminites Reported
A Portland Oregon Journal item notes that about four percent of people favor the right hand, six percent are left-handed, and a curious one third of the left-handers are ambidextrous, a fact deemed noteworthy.
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Portland (Ore
Besieged Chapter XXL Opens With Quiet Breakfast
It is nine o'clock and the group has awakened and eaten a minimal breakfast, though appetites are scarce, while Stoddard recalls his chapel visit as the crew settles into idle conversation during the siege.
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Stoddard
Poultry House Design For New York State By Cornell Professor
Prof James Rice of Cornell advises a two pen poultry house for New York climate, 12 by 24 feet, each pen 12 feet square, or a continuous 15 by 15 feet per side for larger flocks. Describes concrete foundation, 8-10 inch foundation wall, 2x4 framing, roofing paper siding, ventilation via south side windows with wire and cloth openings, and a roosting closet under a 214 foot platform with windward cloth frame and movable ventilator.
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James ©. Rice
Department of Poultry Husbandry
Cornell University
New York State
Poultry Care Tips From The Flock Doctor
Practical advice on feeding and housing poultry. Isolate diseased birds promptly, protect geese from cold, provide shade, and use simple treatments like coal oil in water and pulverized charcoal. Keep coops clean and offer nourishing food during molt to speed recovery.
Poultry Disease Dilemmas Prompt Clean Sweep of Flocks
The article urges drastic action against chronic poultry diseases, noting kerosene remedies fail and recommending disposing of infected birds, disinfecting yards, and restocking only with healthy stock to prevent bloodborne infection. It emphasizes rapid, decisive culling and strict biosecurity to rebuild a healthy flock.
Indestructible Hive Stands and Oil Coated Hen Houses
A DIY hive stand design uses five inch square blocks for the base and a three by 144 inch top, costing three cents each and praised for stability and minimal dampness. Also suggests painting the interior of new hen houses with crude oil to deter mites, estimating $3.50 for barrel purchase and potential extra oil as machine oil.
Grind Them Up in the Kitchen Hen Feed Scheme
A veiled kitchen tip urges housewives to grind vegetable scraps including cabbage loaf turnip peelings and potato skins for hens. It claims hens eat more when ground into small pieces and notes pigs repay the effort with productivity.
Feeding Mush in Morning for Poultry Health
The article advises feeding mush or soft feed during the early morning for poultry. It suggests small or cracked grains for young chicks at night and whole grain for older fowls. It warns that frequent meals lead to overweight flocks as scraps are wasted and hens remain hungry waiting for more.
Growing Poultry Feed For Self Supply
Advice on poultry feeding emphasizes growing sorghum broomcorn popcorn millet and sunflowers to provide diverse seed while corn wheat and potatoes are readily bought. The guidance notes these crops offer a reliable seed supply when markets are scarce.
New York City Notes and Industrial Gems
A collage of urban reflections from New York including brief notes on fashion footcare remedies, a dental-like mention of a Dengue reference, and a glimpse at the Amsterdam diamond trade with about 20 women polishing 900 stones yearly. It also highlights city attractions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History, plus a claim about starch innovations_defiance starch and its new ingredient for strength and smoothness.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
Two Irishmen discuss a jury at Dastman trial in Cambridge
In Cambridge Massachusetts two Irish men on a street corner discuss the Dastman trial. One explains that if you have the smartest lawyer you are innocent but if the other side has the best lawyer you are guilty. The quip highlights legal irony.
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Dastman
Cambridge
Mass
Bedad
No Peace Conference and Arbitrage Tales
A puff of local color and headlines from the era recounts a mother about to arbitrate a strike with a shingle and pantaloons, a Bobbin Boys wages tale quoted by John B. Lennon of the AFL, and a courtroom aside where a boy corrects a lawyer about his widowed mother in Law Notes.
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Board of Arbitration
John B. Lennon
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Lennon
Johnstown
Fair Grounds
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Squire Glenarm
Bt. Agatha's
Mig
Sensible Poultry House
James
Rice
Allen
Olmsted
Bi Roy
N. Y
Amste Holland
Losa
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